Erasure's
B- Sides
Listing
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Amor Y Odio
From various promotional formats
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Woah, woah, woah. Woah, woah, woah...
Que extraño dilema para mí
yo te odio pero no vivo sin tí
Puede ser que besarte en luna llena
Me aterre por completo la razón
Yo so sé, no quisiera descubrir
que muero poco a poco y es por tí
Cuídate poque abrigo la sospecha
y apunto sin dudarlo al corazón
Piso lento cuando estás por si
me descubres la jugada y vienes a por mí
Sólo pretendo salir ileso
tener tiempo para huir
Ésto es amor y odio
Amor y odio
Amor y odio
Amor y odio
¿Por qué a tí te es imposible convivir
y en ningún momento ser feliz?
Creo que adivino la respuesta
tienes pies de plomo en el amor
Ojalá que el viento sople contra tí
y congele to sonrisa de delfín
Mira que he prendido ya la mecha
y pronto sentirás en tu intenrion una explosión de soledad
Piso lento cuando estás por si
me descubres la jugada y vienes a por mí
Sólo pretendo salir ileso
tener tiempo para huir
Ésto es amor y odio
Amor y odio
Amor y odio
Amor y odio
Piso lento cuando estás por si
me descubres la jugada y vienes a por mí
Sólo pretendo salir ileso
tener tiempo para huir
Ésto es amor y odio
amor y odio
Piso lento cuando estás por si
me descubres la jugada y vienes a por mí
Sólo pretendo salir ileso
tener tiempo para huir
Ésto es amor y odio
amor y odio
amor y odio
amor y odio
amor y odio
amor y odio
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Ave Maria
From the Solsbury Hill single.
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Ave Maria
Gratia plena
Dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus
Fructus ventris tui Jesus
Sancta Maria
Sancta Maria
Maria
Ora pro nobis
Nobis peccatoribus
Nunc et in hora
In hora mortis nostrae
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Babylove
(B.Holland/L.Dozier/E.Holland Jr.)
From the Moon & The Sky single.
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Baby love, my baby love
I need you, oh how I need you
But all you do is treat me bad
Break my heart and leave me sad
Tell me, what did I do wrong
To make you stay away so long?
'Cause baby love, my baby love
Been missing ya, miss kissing ya
Instead of breaking up
Let's do some kissing and making up
Don't throw our love away
In my arms why don't you stay
Baby love, my baby love
Why must we separate, my love?
All of my whole life through
I never loved no one but you
Why you do me like you do
I get this need
Ooh, ooh, need to hold you
Once again, my love
Feel your warm embrace, my love
Don't throw our love away
Please don't do me this way
Not happy like I used to be
Loneliness has got the best of me
My love, my baby love
I need you, oh how I need you
Why you do me like you do
After I've been true to you
So deep in love with you
I guess it's me
Need to hold you
Once again my love
Feel your warm embrace my love
Don't throw our love away
Don't throw our love away
Don't throw our love away
Baby, baby, baby
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Better
From the Freedom single.
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Take me to Heaven one more time
Deeper I fall into your eyes
Takes me to Heaven
Take me to Heaven one more time
Deeper I fall into your eyes
Takes me to Heaven
Take me to Heaven one more time
Deeper I fall into your eyes
Takes me to Heaven
Takes me to Heaven
Takes me to Heaven
Takes me to Heaven
Takes me to Heaven
Better, ooh better
Better, ooh better
Better, ooh better (takes me to Heaven)
Better, ooh better
Better, ooh better
Better, ooh better (takes me to Heaven)
Take me to Heaven one more time
Deeper I fall into your eyes
Takes me to Heaven
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Chertsey Endlos
From the Rock Me Gently single.
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You got my heart
It must be true
u never lie
The way I do
(Repeated)
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Don't Say No
From the Heavenly Action single.
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Collecting conversation
From the silence of the room
Misguided information
Telling lies will never do
No better lone occasion
For improving the score
Paid my contribution
Won't play this game no more
I'm done with hesitatin'
Got no stationary blues
Gonna use my imagination
Like the way I used to do
Headlong into passion
A sensational move
Made the right connection
I'm falling for the groove
I'm swingin' high
And I'm swingin' low
And I'm getting down
And I'm to and fro
And that's the way the party goes
I'm making no mistaking
It's a true love picture show
So forget the final curtain
And forget the bitter blow
Got a lot of combination
It's a fusion of love
Mention intervention
Been bitten by the bug
I'm swingin' high
And I'm swingin' low
And I'm getting down
And I'm to and fro
And that's the way the party goes
I'm done with hesitatin'
Got no stationary blues
Gonna use my imagination
Like the way I used to do
Headlong into passion
A sensational move
Made the right connection
I'm falling for the groove
I'm swingin' high
And I'm swingin' low
And I'm getting down
And I'm to and fro
And that's the way the party goes
I'm swingin' high
And I'm swingin' low
And I'm getting down
And I'm to and fro
And that's the way the party goes
And that's the way the party goes
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Don't Suppose
From the Chains Of Love single.
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I don't suppose it's gonna do any good
If I sit down and write you a letter
You made it plain and I guess I understood
There's no way that things can get better
I was never so wrong
I thought we would go on forever
Always together
Now it's hard to believe
You would walk out and leave me cryin'
Feel like I'm dyin'
Dream maker
Heart breaker
I would do anything you say
Dream maker
Heart breaker
You would take everything away
I never felt like I feel lonely tonight
Like a river so deep, filled with sorrow
I won't be sleeping, I won't turn out the light
I've got heartache enough for tomorrow
And I know I should learn
But whenever I turn you find me
Always remind me
Dream maker
Heart breaker
I would do anything you say
Dream maker
Heart breaker
You would take everything away
And I want you to know
That it's hurting me so inside me
Need you beside me
Dream maker
Heart breaker
I would do anything you say
Dream maker
Heart breaker
You would take everything away
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Dreamlike State
From the Star single.
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I can see clearly now
As the crazy haste of night turns to morning
I lie in a dreamlike state
And wonder if the fear will go away
I know that you're here
In this space that surrounds me
And you make me feel
Like a kid in a movie
I know that you love me
Like the sound of the sea
Rushin' to shore
The air that I breathe
Fills me with your love
I've wasted a thousand nights
Of comfort in the arms of a stranger
I thought it would lead me on to
Bigger, brighter things
But you know that I'm wrong
It doesn't exist
And you make me feel
Like a kid in a movie
I know that you love me
Like the sound of the sea
Rushin' to shore
The air that I breathe
Fills me with your love
Like the clouds in the sky
The rain fallin' down
Washes my feet
Pulls me to the ground
I'm beggin' you please
Never to leave me
I know you believe
In all that I've said and done
Like the sound of the sea
Rushes to shore
The air that I breathe
Fills me with your love
Like the clouds in the sky
The rain fallin' down
Washes my feet
Pulls me to the ground
I'm beggin' you please
Never to leave me
I know you believe
In all that I've said and done
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First Contact
(Clarke/Bell/Harding/Curnow/Jones)
From the Rain single
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That was the first time
I saw you in the undergrowth
You only heard
The voices in the wind
Then came the next time
You called me to the great unknown
A transformation
Changing everything
Metamorphosis... First contact (first contact)
Metamorphopis... First contact (first contact, first contact)
That was my first and only
Encounter with the outer
Reaches of space
You sent them through my heart
That was the first time
I saw you in the undergrowth
You only heard
The voices in the wind
Then came the next time
You called me to the great unknown
A transformation
Changing everything
Metamorphosis... First contact (first contact)
Metamorphopis... First contact (first contact, first contact)
That was my first and only
Encounter with the outer
Reaches of space
You sent them through my heart
(resistance is futile)
Metamorphosis... First contact (first contact)
Metamorphopis... First contact (first contact, first contact)
Metamorphosis... First contact (first contact)
Metamorphopis... First contact (first contact, first contact)
That was my first and only
Encounter with the outer
Reaches of space
You sent them through my heart
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Ghost
From the I Love Saturday ep single
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Go to bed sleepyhead
The boys have all gone away
You must be brave, ride the wave
See the world in a day
I'm sorry, she's a lady
But a ghost from the past
Haven't seen my honey lately
Said our love wouldn't last
Soldier blue, we've come for you
Half the crown for the chest
The little bird, she fell to earth
Perhaps it's all for the best
I'm sorry, she's a lady
But a ghost from the past
Haven't seen my sugar lately
Said our love wouldn't last
Ooh whoah
(it's a ghost from the past)
Ooh whoah
Ooh whoa
Ooh whoah
Ooh whoa
Go to bed you sleepyhead
The boys have all gone away
You must be brave, ride the wave
Save the world in a day
Now I'm sorry, she's a lady
But a ghost from the past
Where's my honey been lately?
Said our love wouldn't last
Ooh whoah
Ooh whoa
Ooh whoah
Ooh whoa
Can you hear the birds?
Can you feel the air?
Can you see the light?
Are you everywhere?
Can you really fly?
Can you feel the air?
Can you see the light?
You can be at one
Can you hear the birds?
Can you feel the air?
Can you see the light?
Are you everywhere?
Can you really fly?
Can you feel the air?
Can you see the light?
You can be at one
Can you hear the birds?
Can you feel the air?
Can you see the light?
Are you everywhere?
Can you really fly?
Can you feel the air?
Can you see the light?
You can be at one
Can you hear the birds?
Can you feel the air?
Can you see the light?
Are you everywhere?
Can you really fly?
Can you feel the air?
Can you see the light?
You can be at one
Can you really fly?
Can you really fly?
Can you really fly?
Can you see the light?
(a ghost from the past)
(said our love wouldn't last)
(a ghost from the past)
(said our love wouldn't last)
(a ghost from the past) (can you really fly?)
(said our love wouldn't last)
(a ghost from the past) (can you really fly?)
(said our love wouldn't last)
(a ghost from the past) (can you really fly?)
(said our love wouldn't last)
(a ghost from the past) (can you really fly?)
(said our love wouldn't last) (can you see the light?)
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Gimme Gimme Gimme
(Andersson/ Ulvaeus)
From the Oh L'amour single
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Half past twelve and I'm watching the late show
In my flat all alone
How I hate to spend the evenin' on my own
Autumn wind blowin' outside the window
As I look around the room
And it makes me so depressed to see the gloom
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away?
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness 'til the break of the day
Movie stars find their end of the rainbow
With a fortune to win
It's so different from the world I'm livin' in
Tired of TV, I open the window
And I gaze into the night
But there's nothing that you see, no one in sight
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away?
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness 'til the break of the day
Gimme
Gimme gimme
Gimme
Gimme gimme
Gimme
Gimme gimme
There's not a soul out there
No one to hear my prayer
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away?
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness 'til the break of the day
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Take me through the darkness 'til the break of the day
Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight
Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away?
Gimme
Gimme gimme
Gimme
Gimme gimme
Gimme
Gimme gimme
Gimme
Gimme gimme
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Heart of Glass
(Harry/Stein)
From the Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me single
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Once I had a love and it was a gas
soon turned out had a heart of glass
Seemed like the real thing
Only to find much mistrust
Love's gone behind
Once I had a love and it was divine
Soon found out, I was losing my mind
It seemed like the real thing
Only to find much mistrust
Love's gone behind
In between what I find is pleasing
And I'm feeling fine love is so confusing
There's no peace of mind
If I fear I'm losing you
It's just no good you teasing like you do
Once I had a love and it was a gas
soon turned out had a heart of glass
Seemed like the real thing
Only to find much mistrust
Love's gone behind
Lost inside
Adorable illusion
And I cannot hide
I'm the one you're using
Please don't push me aside
We coulda made it cruising
Yeah!
Yeah riding high
On love's true bluish light
Once I had a love and it was a gas
Soon turned out to be a pain in the ass
Seemed like the real thing
Only to find much mistrust
Love's gone behind
In between what I find is pleasing
And "I'm feeling fine" love is so confusing
There's no peace of mind
If I fear I'm losing you
It's just no good you teasing like you do
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Hi NRG
(Levine/Trench)
From the Fingers & Thumbs single.
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High energy, your love is lifting me.
Oh, yeah...
High energy, your love is lifting me,
lifting me high...high...
Oh, so high.
It was only last week when we first met
And I was walking down the street
You came up from behind me
And I knew that our eyes were gonna meet
That's when I fell into your arms
Imagine my surprise
I thought this only happened in fairy tales
Love hit me right between the eyes
High energy, your love is lifting me, oh oh oh,
High energy, your love is lifting me, lifting me higher...
When you called me on the telephone
You made my spirits rise
I'm glad the others didn't last
It's a blessing in disguise
Every time you're touching me
It gives me such a thrill
But when I look deep into your eyes
My heart just can't keep still
High energy, your love is lifting me, oh oh oh,
High energy, your love is lifting me, lifting me higher..
oh, so high
high...
All the gold that's in Fort Knox
Couldn't buy this happiness
And with your love I don't need money
I don't need success
I've became a victim of
A certain love attack
It happened in the blink of an eye
Now there's no holding back
High energy, your love is lifting me, oh oh oh
High energy your love is lifting me, lifting me high...
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In the Name Of the Heart
From the In My Arms single.
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In the name of the heart
Just call me darling
In the name of the heart
Just call me darling
Funny how it goes sometimes
Pain in lovers hands restricted
Funny how it rains in sunshine
Will I see your pretty face tomorrow?
It was something I never should have started
How can I hide my misery?
In the name of the heart
Just call me darling
I will be there
In the name of the heart
I'll wait forever
I will be there
I'll be there for you
Funny how it goes sometimes
You can take away all of my sadness
Funny how it rains in sunshine
Won't you stay with me until tomorrow?
This was something I never could believe in
Oh all the love you gave to me
In the name of the heart
Just call me darling
I will be there
In the name of the heart
I'll wait forever
I will be there
I would sell my soul for you
This was something I never should have started
Oh all the love you gave to me
In the name of the heart
Just call me darling
I will be there
In the name of the heart
I'll wait forever
I will be there
In the name of the heart
Just call me darling
I will be there
In the name of the heart
I'll wait forever
I will be there
I would sell my soul for you
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La La La
From the Love To Hate Yousingle.
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Don't be naive
Don't deny what you see
Where lies the truth
Hidden deep in between
Dance through the night
From sublime to extreme
Lift your voices high
From a whisper to a scream
La la
Lalala la la la
Lalala la la la
Lalala la la la la
La la
Lalala la la la
Lalala la la la
Lalala la la la la
Dance through the night
From sublime to extreme
Lift your voices high
From a whisper to a scream
You hang your head down low
Like a slave to the scene
But you'll be pretty and pure
Or abducted in your teens
La la
Lalala la la la
Lalala la la la
Lalala la la la la
La la
Lalala la la la
Lalala la la la
Lalala la la la la
There has to be a little passion in your life
You've got to put the world to rights before too long (before too long)
When I was young, I thought that everything was good
But how it slowly fades away
I'll be goin' away soon through the warm
Whoa
(going away soon) to the war
Whoa
Don't be naive
Don't deny what you see
Where lies the truth
Hidden deep in between
La la
Lalala la la la
Lalala la la la
Lalala la la la la
La la
Lalala la la la
Lalala la la la
Lalala la la la la
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Let it Flow
From the Am I Right? single.
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What about the good times?
They were few and far between
That's the understatement of the year
Some would call it passion
But it means a lot to me
Life's little joke is coming clear
And that is
Stronger than strong
Wider than wide
Deeper than deep
Higher than high
All is love and love is fine
Let it shine, let it flow
Let it flow through me
All is love and love is fine
Let it shine, let it flow
Let it flow through me
You've got twenty-twenty vision
When walking down the street
There's a fool on every corner standing by
Nearly midnight
And nothing here for me
Guess I'll have to wait 'til the morning light
And that is
Stronger than strong
Wider than wide
Deeper than deep
Higher than high
All is love and love is fine
Let it shine (let it shine), let it flow (let it flow)
Let it flow through me
All is love and love is fine
Let it shine (let it shine), let it flow (let it flow)
Let it flow through me
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Like Zsa Zsa Zsa Gabor
From the A Little Respect single.
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She wanted to be the hostess of the big game show
Like Loni Anderson
She wanted (yeah eh eh eh)
To be seen on Spectravision
She told her friends that one day she would be the movie queen
Like Krystle Carrington
And pay her weekly visits (yeah eh eh eh)
To the top beautician
Soul corruption, self destruction (are you prepared to fight?)
You can make a lotta money
Take a little bit, take a little bit, run
New sensation, Cecil B. DeMille creation (soul corrupt, self destruct)
You can make a lotta money
Take a little bit, take a little bit, run
She wanted to marry a big movie star
Like Omar Sharif
The walk-on part (yeah eh eh eh)
Of the movie was a big success
She did a voice-over selling Hershey bars
Like Betty White
But for now (yeah yeah yeah yeah)
She is a temporary waitress
Soul corruption, self destruction (are you prepared to fight?)
You can make a lotta money
Take a little bit, take a little bit, run
New sensation, Cecil B. DeMille creation (soul corrupt, self destruct)
You can make a lotta money
Take a little bit, take a little bit, run
Sell your face
Sell your lips (all the way to Hollywood)
Sell your eyes
Sell your lips (all the way to Hollywood)
Satellite (all the way to Hollywood)
She told her friends that one day she would be the movie queen
Like Zsa Zsa Zsa Gabor
But for now (yeah)
She is a waitress in a cocktail bar
Soul corruption, self destruction (are you prepared to fight?)
You can make a lotta money
Take a little bit, take a little bit, run
New sensation, Cecil B. DeMille creation (soul corrupt, self destruct)
You can make a lotta money
Take a little bit, take a little bit, run
Glamour
Fame
Fortune
Fun
Glamour
Fortune
Fame (soul corrupt)
Fun (self destruct)
Glamour (all the way to Hollywood)
Fortune (all the way to Hollywood)
Fame (all the way to Hollywood)
Fun (all the way to Hollywood)
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Looking Glass Sea
From the Dick Tracy soundtrack album.
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Sweetheart say you love me
I'll fly you to the moon
The choir of stars above me
Will sing out a favorite tune
A rhythm divine if you're so inclined
The perfect melody
We'll go down to the water
And sail on a looking glass sea
Sweetheart be my honey
A lily a la loo
The fireflies above me
A willow-the-wisp, a lovely perfume
A vision in white, a flame in the night
In perfect harmony
We'll go down to the water
And sail on a looking glass sea
Throw out the rope and cast adrift
See where the midnight tide takes us
Be the captain of my ship
And hoist the anchor with a kiss
Sweetheart say you love me
I'll fly you to the moon
The choir of stars above me
Will sing out a favorite tune
A rhythm divine if you're so inclined
The perfect melody
We'll go down to the water
Down to the water
And sail on a looking glass sea
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Love is Colder than Death
From the A Little Respect single.
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Love is colder than death, they say
To warm your heart to the bone
Hold me closer, don't dare to speak
For soon my love, I'll be gone
Cherish the moment with me
Love for all
Love for all
All eternity
Go and dance with the moon tonight
The starlight to serenade you
Venus, the goddess of love
Loved for all
Loved for all
All eternity
Loved for all
Loved for all
For all eternity
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Magic Moments
(Bacharach/David)
From the Lord Of Illusions soundtrack album
and some Cowboy album versions
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Magic moments, when two hearts are caring
Magic moments, memories we've been sharing
I'll never forget the night that we kissed that night at the hayride,
The way that we hugged and tried to keep warm while taking the sleighride,
Magic moments, when two hearts are caring
Magic moments, memories we've been sharing
Time can't erase the memory of
These magic moments filled with love
The telephone call that tied up the line for hours and hours,
The saturday dance I got up the nerve to send you some flowers
Magic moments, when two hearts are caring
Magic moments, memories we've been sharing
Time can't erase the memory of
These magic moments filled with love
The way that we cheered whenever our team was scoring the touchdown
The way that the floor fell out on my car when I put the clutch down
The penny arcade, the games that we played, the fun and the prizes
The halloween hop, when everyone came in funny disguises
Magic moments filled with love
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No G.D.M.
(written by Kikoine)
From the Blue Savannah single.
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Wanna be a great dark man
Being but a lesbian
You are perfect, you are sheer
If you are a red-haired queer
That's life
One dice
C'est la vie
Ma cherie
But it really doesn't matter
No G.D.M.
No great dark man
No G.D.M.
No great dark man
There won't be a great dark man
If I am a red-haired queer
You are perfect, you are sheer
If you are a red-haired queer
C'est la vie
Have a sniff
C'est la vie
Ma cherie
But it really doesn't matter
Yellow teeth between pink lips
Eyeline shadow with a crazy look
Jewel behind the lobe of ear
Rouge on my face hides my beard
Long violet fingernails
I adore those magic tails
I don't mind
I don't mind
No G.D.M.
No great dark man
No G.D.M.
No great dark man
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No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
(written by P. Jabara / B. Roberts)
From the "Coneheads" soundtrack, featuring Andy Bell and K.D. Lang on vocals.
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It's raining, it's pouring,
my love-life is boring me to tears,
after all these years.
No sunshine, no moonlight,
no starters, no sign of romance.
We don't stand a chance.
I always dreamed I'd find a perfect lover,
but they turned out to be like every other one
I loved, I loved.
We won't waste another tear...
If you've had enough, don't put up with the slop.
Don't you do it!
If you've had your fill, get to check me the bill.
You can do it!
Tell him to just get out.
There's nothing left to talk about.
Pack his raincoat, show him out,
just look him in the eye and simply shout:
Enough is enough!
I can't go on, I can't go on, no more no.
Enough is enough! (is enough)
I want him out, I want him out. I told ya'!
If you've reached the end, don't pretend that it is right,
when it's over.
If the feeling is gone, don't think twice to move on,
and get it over.
Tell him to just get out.
Say it clearly, spell it out!
Enough is enough! (is enough)
I can't go on, I can't go on, no more, no.
Enough is enough! (is enough)
I want him out, I want him out. I told ya'!
I always dreamed I'd find a perfect lover;
they turned out to be like every other one.
I had no choice from the start. (I loved, I loved)
I got to listen to my heart. (love, love)
Tearing us apart!
Enough is enough! (is enough)
I can't go on, I can't go on, no more, no.
Enough is enough! (is enough)
I want him out, I want him out. I told ya'!
Goodbye, whisper! Goodbye! Goodbye!
(Is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough!)
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Oh L'Amour (German Version)
From various Oh L'Amour formats.
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Oh l'amour
Denk an mich,
die Zeit mit dir war so schön
Mon amour
Irgendwann muß ich dich noch einmal sehen
Zwei Wochen Paris
zwei Wochen mit dir
Das Leben ist leicht
wie ein Spiel ohne Ziel
Wir liebten die Schlacht
wie die Kinder der Nacht
Ja dann kam der Tag
und etwas zerbrach
Oh l'amour
Denk an mich,
die Zeit mit dir war so schön
Mon amour
Irgendwann muß ich dich noch einmal sehen
Dein Blick wie Platin
dein Lachen so klar
Du warst wie das Feuer
ich war der Vulkan
Doch die Zeit hat gesiegt
und Frankreich ist weit
Ich schau auf das Foto
und es wird mir heiß
Oh l'amour
Denk an mich,
die Zeit mit dir war so schön
Mon amour
Irgendwann muß ich dich noch einmal sehen
Oh grausamer Alltag: "Bonjour tristesse"
Ich lerne Französich
doch du bist weit weg
Das Leben geht weiter
für dich und für mich
Dein Foto verstaubt
ich hätt's nie geglaubt
Oh l'amour
Denk an mich,
die Zeit mit dir war so schön
Mon amour
Irgendwann muß ich dich noch einmal sehen
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Over the Rainbow
From the Chorus single.
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Somewhere over the rainbow
There is a light that shines
Like saying prayers on a Sunday
Makes me feel so divine
I never knew such a burnin' love before
Ooh you stop and you hear me cryin' out for more
The boys are back in town
They'll never let you down
That much is true
Ca me fait grand plaisir
(it would give me great pleasure)
Peux-tu raccoucher a cote de moi?
(would you like to lie down next to me?)
We'll spend the summer in Oslo
Land of the Midnight Sun
And by the time that it's over
We will have just begun
Oh how I love you lying by the pool
Ooh we'll listen to Agnetha, Annifrid, Benny, and Bjorn
The boys are back in town
They'll never let you down
That much is true
Ca me fait grand plaisir
(it would give me great pleasure)
Peux-tu raccoucher a cote de moi?
(would you like to lie down next to me?)
I never knew such a burnin' love before
Oh you stop and you leave me cryin' out for more
The boys are back in town
They'll never let you down
That much is true
Ca me fait grand plaisir
(it would give me great pleasure)
Peux-tu raccoucher a cote de moi?
(would you like to lie down next to me?)
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Paradise
From the Drama! single.
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Hey now did I tell you
That I was goin'?
Yes, I'm leavin'
'Cause there's no room in this house
You're just too much in love with yourself
Tired of livin' in slow motion
Gonna make that bubble burst and fill the ocean
With your crocodile tears from your eyes
Instead of swimmin' against the tide
There a better things that a man can do
Than to waste his time on a no-good fool like you
Falling into a pool like paradise (ho hi ho ho ho)
Falling into a pool like paradise (ho hi ho ho ho)
You say that you're really sorry
But sorry won't work
When you've heard it
For the fifty-second time
You should be ready to say goodbye
Tired and you're dead and dreamin'
Baby who on earth do you think your kidding?
Don't put another record on
I'm sick of hearing the same old song
Don't wanna hear your little white lies
They can break the moon and decimate the sky
Falling into a pool like paradise (ho hi ho ho ho)
Falling into a pool like paradise (ho hi ho ho ho)
There a better things that a man can do
Than to waste his time on a no-good fool like you
I'll be going away soon
Only time will tell
If I'll ever be back again
I'll be going away soon
Only time will tell
If I'll ever be back again
Hey oh hey oh hi howay
Hey oh hey oh hi ho heh
Hey oh hey oh hi ho heh
Hey oh hey oh hi heh ho heh
Hey oh howay hi howay
Hey oh howay hi ho heh
Hey oh howay hi howay
Hey oh howay hi howay
Hey oh hey oh hi howay (falling into a pool)
Hey oh hey oh hi ho heh (like paradise)
Hey oh hey oh hi ho heh
Hey oh hey oh hi heh ho heh
Hey oh howay hi howay (falling into a pool)
Hey oh howay hi ho heh (like paradise)
Hey oh howay hi howay
Hey oh howay hi howay
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Rage
Written by Lene Lovich.
Performed by A.Bell & L.Lovich and produced by Erasure.
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Let's face the music - I think that it's time.
What's the use, when the future looks so unkind.
Life and death - the choice we make.
Revolution - the line in my mind takes.
Win or lose, hey! What do you say.
Got to change, change, change, change.
Check it out and see - there could be a better lifestyle.
My hopes are big as the sky,
my dreams are wider than wide.
One day we'll be absolutely crueltyfree!
Rage!
March on! Unleash the spirit,
rise above all fear, into the light.
It's a world affair - don't waste a minute,
let the heart decide, it's time to care.
What is this sad fascination,
to rip off another's skin.
Shame! Shame! Shame!
Fancy people in furcoat - what a pitiful sight.
Leather is dead - it's not so nice.
Rage!
March on! Unleash the spirit,
rise above all fear, into the light.
It's a world affair - don't waste a minute,
let the heart decide, it's time to care.
Stop! Think! Before you chew.
Don't eat a creature, that won't eat you.
Food for everyone,
let's all eat - it's so much fun.
Let that chicken be! A cow is not a factory!
Fast food slaughter - a criminal waste.
We've got to tune ourselves into a new morality.
Make some improvement on the human race.
Rage, each time I turn around.
Rage, it tears my heart apart.
Rage, each time I see the blood.
Hey, now! Sentimental feelings are just not good enough.
March on! Unleash the spirit,
rise above all fear, it's time to care.
March on! Unleash the spirit,
rise above all fear, into the light.
It's a world affair - don't waste a minute,
let the heart decide, it's time to care.
March on! Unleash the spirit,
rise above all fear, it's time to care.
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Rapture
(Stein/Harry)
From the In My Arms single
and some Cowboy album versions
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Toe to toe dancing very close
Body breathing almost comatose
Wall to wall people hypnotized
And they're stepping lightly
Hang each night in rapture
Back to back sacroiliac
Spineless movement and a wild attack
Face to face sightless solitude
And it's finger popping
Twentyfour hour shopping in rapture
Fab Five Freddy told me
Everybody's fly
DJ spinning I said, "My, my"
Flash is fast
Flash is cool
Francois c'est pas flashe non due
And you don't stop sure shot
Go out to the parking lot
And you get in your car
And drive real far
And you drive all night
And then you see a light
And it comes right down
And it lands on the ground
And out comes
The man from Mars
And you try to run
But he's got a gun
And he shoots you dead
And he eats your head
And then you're in the man from Mars
You go out at night eating cars
You eat Cadillacs
Lincolns too
Mercury's and Subaru
And you don't stop
You keep on eating cars
Then when there's no more cars
you go out at night
And eat up bars
where the people meet
Face to face
Dance cheek to cheek
One to one
Man to man
Dance toe to toe
Don't move too slow
'cause the man from Mars
Is through with cars
He's eating bars
Yeah wall to wall
Door to door
Hall to hall
He's gonna eat 'em all
Rapture
Be pure
Take a tour
Through the sewer
Don't strain your brain
Paint a train
You'll be singing in the rain
Said don't stop
To the punk rock
Toe to toe dancing very close
Body breathing almost comatose
Wall to wall people hypnotized
And they're stepping lightly
Hang each night in rapture
Well now you see
What you wanna be
Just have your party on TV
'Cause the man from Mars
Won't eat up bars
Where the TV's on
And now he's gone back up to space
Where he won't have
A hassle with the human race
And you hip hop
And you don't stop
Just blast off sure shot
Because the man from Mars
Stopped eating cars
And eating bars
And now he only eats guitars
Get up!
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River Deep, Mountain High
(Barry/Greenwich/Spector)
From the Ship of Fools single
and some Innocents album versions
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Yeah, yeah, yeah
It gets higher
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
It gets higher
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
When I was a little girl I had a rag doll
The only doll I ever owned
Now I love you just the way I loved that rag doll
Only now my love has grown
And it gets stronger
In every way
And it gets deeper
My love it stayed
It gets higher
Day by day
Hey
Do I love you? (my oh my yeah)
River deep, mountain high (yeah yeah yeah)
If I lost you, would I cry?
Oh how I love you baby
Baby, baby, baby
When you were a young boy didn't you have a puppy
That always followed you around?
Well I'm gonna be as faithful as that puppy
No I'll never let you down
'Cause it goes on and on
Like a river flows
And it gets bigger baby
And Heaven knows
And it gets sweeter baby
As it grows
Hey
Do I love you? (my oh my)
River deep, mountain high (yeah yeah yeah)
If I lost you, would I cry?
Oh how I love you baby
Baby, baby, baby
I love you baby like a flower loves the spring
And I love you baby like a robin loves to sing
And I love you baby like a schoolboy loves his bag
And I love you baby river deep, mountain high
Do I love you? (my oh my)
River deep, mountain high (yeah yeah yeah)
If I lost you, would I cry?
Oh how I love you baby
Baby, baby, baby
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Runaround on the Underground
From the Blue Savannah single.
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I'm waiting at the bus stop
For a double decker ride
Supermarket check-out boy
Finds his way inside
A shady looking character
His beady eyes on me
I slip into a window seat
And then pretend to read
It's a wild
It's a wild
Wild, wild world
(the hardest thing is holding on, holding on and take the strain)
They're coming at me
At angles that I never knew existed
They ain't gonna get me
I'm buildin' up my colors of resistance
It's a runaround on the underground
A cybernetic shopper
With a slight sadistic grin
Pulls her zipper on her sleepin' bag
Shuts herself within
A triple-quilted chrysalis
Waiting for the sales
A bargain basement butterfly
Goin' off the rails
It's a wild
It's a wild
Wild, wild world
(the hardest thing is holding on, holding on and take the strain)
They're coming at me
At angles that I never knew existed (oh)
They ain't gonna get me
I'm buildin' up my colors of resistance
It's a runaround on the underground
It's a wild
It's a wild
Wild, wild world
(the hardest thing is holding on, holding on and take the strain)
(take the strain)
They're coming at me
At angles that I never knew existed (whoa)
They ain't gonna get me
I'm buildin' up my colors of resistance
(the hardest thing is holding on, holding on and take the strain)
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Safety in Numbers
From the Victim of Love single.
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Show me the way, they say safety in numbers
I lift up my eyes to the sky
And imagine a crowd of hearts that surround me
And give me the courage to die
Were you to weep and lie soft at my feet
Then you'd wash all my troubles away
And imagine the host of angels around me
That give me the courage to die
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Searching
From the Solsbury Hill single.
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Like a vision flying round this room
I did feel sure as my time too
I've been inside your mind in outer space
I feel the city crying, beg for more
Threw a key chain across your floor
A soul destroying motion holds your face
Can you feel it?
Do you want it?
Do you get it?
It's your last chance
It's the last dance
Searching for a better love
Never mind the weather love
C'mon taste a little of my love boy
C'mon baby take my love
Take my love
A little party let's go deep
Set your dream free fall at my feet
I'm falling for you baby like a charm
I never knew that life could be so sweet
So unusual so complete
I'm falling like a baby in your arms
Can you feel it?
Do you want it?
Do you get it?
It's your last chance
It's the last dance
Searching for a better love
Never mind the weather love
C'mon taste a little of my love boy
C'mon baby take my love
Taste my love
Feel it?
Want it?
Get it?
It's your last chance
It's the last dance
Searching for a better love
Never mind the weather love
C'mon taste a little of my love boy
C'mon baby taste my love
Searching for a better love
Never mind the weather love
C'mon taste a little love my love boy
C'mon baby taste my love
Take my love
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Siempre (Spanish version of Always)
From various Always formats.
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En tu mirada yo vi [In your eyes I saw]
Sombras de duda [Shadows of doubt]
Ven sin disfraz a mm [Come without disguise to me]
Confiada y segura [Confidently and sure of yourself]
Y si el sol se va [And if the sun should go away]
Amame sin fe [Love me without faith]
Entonces veras [Then you will see]
Que todo va bien [That everything is going well]
Siempre contigo quiero estar [Always with you I want to be]
Tiene que funcionar [It has to work out]
Soy solo para ti, para ti, amor [I am only for you, for you, my love]
Siempre contigo quiero estar [Always with you I want to be]
No te arrepentiras [You will not regret it]
Viviras para mm, para mm, amor [You'll live for me, for me, my love]
Siempre [Always]
Derretiras los hielos [You will melt the ice]
Y sabras mis cosas [And you will know my secrets]
Yo te abriri los cielos [I will open the heavens for you]
Paramsos de rosas [Paradises of roses]
Y si el sol se va [And if the sun should go away]
Amame sin fe [Love me without faith]
Entonces veras [Then you will see]
Que todo va bien [That everything is going well]
Siempre contigo quiero estar [Always with you I want to be]
Tiene que funcionar [It has to work out]
Soy solo para ti, para ti, amor [I am only for you, for you, my love]
Siempre contigo quiero estar [Always with you I want to be]
No te arrepentiras [You will not regret it]
Viviras para mm, para mm, amor (You'll live for me, for me, my love]
Siempre [Always]
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Snappy
From the Chorus single.
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Welcome to the world
Free your loving, pleasure of the dance
Free your loving, pleasure of the dance
What you hear, what you hear, what you hear is what you get
Free your loving, pleasure of the dance
Free your loving, pleasure of the dance
What you hear, what you hear, what you hear is what you get
Ohh yeah, ohh yeah
Free your loving, pleasure of the dance
Free your loving, pleasure of the dance
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Soldier's Return, The
From the Victim of Love sngle.
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Slow the years go by
They stole your man off to war
Will you see the child
As you sing better song?
And it pains me
To think of the soldier's plight
I will pray
For your god to guide you home
And she cries for the soldier's return
Despair, a feeling alone for so long
By the light of a candle that burns
For his life, for the day of the soldier's return
Hear the cannon fire
Lost voices echo in the night
See the spoils of war
Young men are falling, ooh
Hear the drummer
Marching o'er the hill
Love returning
And the graves of the battle lie still
And she cries for the soldier's return
Despair, a feeling alone for so long
By the light of a candle that burns
For his life, for the day of the soldier's return
Hear the drummer
Marching o'er the hill
Love returning
And the graves of the battle lie still
And she cries for the soldier's return
Despair, a feeling alone for so long
By the light of a candle that burns
For his life, for the day of the soldier's return
Young men are falling
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Supernature
(Cerrone/Wisniak/Lovich)
From the You Surround Me single.
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Once upon a time
Science opened up the door
We would feed the hungry fields
'Til they couldn't eat no more
But the potions that we made
Touched the creatures down below
And they grew up in a way
That we've never seen before
Supernature, supernature
Supernature, supernature
They were angry with the man
'Cause he changed their way of life
And they take that sweet revenge
As they trample through the night
For a hundred miles or more
You could hear the people cry
But there's nothing you can do
Even God is on their side (God is on, God is on, God is on their side)
Supernature, supernature
Supernature, supernature
The gods will break the ice
Come flowing in the air
The creatures will decide
Who goes where
How can I explain?
Things are different today
Darkness all around
No one makes a sound
Such a sad affair
No one seems to care
Supernature, supernature
Supernature, supernature
Better watch out
There's no way to stop it now
You can't escape
It's too late
Look what you've done
There's no place that you can run
The monster's made
We must pay
Maybe nature has a plan
To control the ways of man
He must start from scratch again
Many battles must he win
'Til he earns his place on earth
Like the other creatures do
Will there be a happy end?
Now that all depends on you
Supernature, supernature
Supernature, supernature
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Sweet, Sweet Baby
From the Drama! single.
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You are my sweet, sweet baby
You are my sweet, sweet baby
You are my sweet, sweet baby
You are my
You are my sweet machine
You are my sweet machine
You are my sweet machine, baby
You are my love
You are my sweet, sweet baby
You are my sweet machine
You are my sweet machine, baby
You are my love
Attention, set your atom transmitter at 035
Here my pretty pretty
Attention, ship's computer to bridge
I must disengage your recreational music
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Tell It To Me
From Solsbury Hill single.
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Guess I was a fool to let you see
Vanity got the better of me
The loser's got to love
Caught up in a fantasy
I'm screaming at the gates of Heaven
Tell it to me one more time
'Till you're blind in the face
Gotta have some peace of mind
It's OK, good to be angry
I never meant to make you cry
See you hurt in this way
(The love grabbed a passion fatigue)
Threw me a line to pull me in
Tripping upon a flight of fancy
Until the break of dawn
I never thought to call
I'm stranded at the gates of Heaven
Tell it to me one more time
'Till you're blind in the face
Gotta have some peace of mind
It's OK, good to be angry
I never meant to make you cry
See you hurt in this way
(The love grabbed a passion fatigue)
The loser's got to love
Caught up in a fantasy
I'm screaming at the gates of Heaven
Tell it to me one more time
'Till you're blind in the face
Gotta have some peace of mind
It's OK, good to be angry
I never meant to make you cry
See you hurt in this way
(The love grabbed a passion fatigue)
Tell it to me one more time
'Till you're blind in the face
Stop me messing with your mind
It's OK, good to be angry
I never meant to make you cry
See you hurt in this way
The love grabbed a passion fatigue
The love grabbed a passion fatigue
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Tenderest Moments
From the Run to the Sun single.
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We go down
To a foriegn land
Dive through the clouds
You hold the guiding light in your hands
This must be all that there is
Times don't come much more beautiful
You can show me places that my eyes have never seen
I'm followin' you
Where are you taking me to?
You could be my angel who just
Walks out of a dream
I'm followin' you
Where are you taking me to?
I have all faith in you
And these tenderest moments (these tenderest moments)
We circle low
Embrace the night as she draws us in
A holy shroud
A veil to hide our tenderest moments
This must be all that there is
Times don't come much more beautiful
You can show me places that my eyes have never seen
I'm followin' you
Where are you taking me to?
You could be my angel who just
Walks out of a dream
I'm followin' you
Where are you taking me to?
I have all faith in you
And these tenderest moments (these tenderest moments)
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Too Darn Hot
(written by Porter)
From the Red Hot + Blue compilation album.
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It's too darn hot
It's too darn hot
I'd like to sup
With my baby tonight
Refill the cup
With my baby tonight
I'd like to sup with my baby tonight
Refill the cup with my baby tonight
But I ain't up to my baby tonight
'Cause it's too darn hot
It's too darn hot
It's just too darn hot
I'd like to coo
With my baby tonight
And pitch the woo
With my baby tonight
I'd like to coo with my baby tonight
Pitch the woo with my baby tonight
But brother you fight my baby tonight
'Cause it's too darn hot
According to the Kinsey report
Ev'ry average man you know
Much prefers his lovey-dovey to court
When the temperature is low
But when the thermometer goes way up
And the weather is sizzling hot
Mr. Pants for romance is not
Because it's too darn hot
It's too darn hot
It's too darn hot
Oh it's too darn hot
It's too darn hot
I'd like to coo
With my baby tonight
And pitch the woo
With my baby tonight
I'd like to coo with my baby tonight
Pitch the woo with my baby tonight
But brother you fight my baby tonight
'Cause it's too darn hot
Mr. Gob for his squab (hey mister, where's your queen?)
A marine for his queen (a G.I. for my cutie pie)
A G.I. for his cutie pie is not
Oh it's too darn hot (too hot)
It's too darn hot (hot hot)
Oh it's too darn hot
Gotta get the heat down
Gotta get the heat down
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Tragic (live vocal)
From the I Love Saturday Ep single.
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Speak, spell
What's that word again?
In, out
Of my head again
Clear cut
Charmed I'm sure again
Merrity
A wishful thought
A wise man indeed
A fool to believe
The heart on my sleeve
Is laughing at me
Best left unsaid
There's no truer words said
Cloud form
Looks like rain again
Glass wall
Looks could kill again
Clock face
Half past two again
Ten again
And how time flies
A wise man indeed
A fool to believe
The heart on my sleeve
Is laughing at me
Best left unsaid
There's no truer words said
Dream world
In my palm again
Hot, cold
Fingers burn again
Tear drop
To the floor again
Gravity
How real is real?
A wise man indeed
A fool to believe
The heart on my sleeve
Is laughing at me
Best left unsaid
There's no truer words said
A wise man indeed
A fool to believe
The heart on my sleeve
Is laughing at me
Best left unsaid
There's no truer words said
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True Love Wars
From the Stay With Me single.
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See those eyes like stars
Will fall from the sky
Soaring through the icy
Wastelands of space
Tears on the window
Feeling the wind blow
Rush right through you
Knows all that you do
All is fair in true love wars
All is fair in true love wars
I guess I'm into feeling
Higher lately
Higher than I've ever been
This thing called love
Like an angel of
The wilderness descends
The rain comes down
To wash the morning so fair
Cries of hysteria
Fire coming near ya
Cheers to the madness
Sorrow and sadness
All is fair in true love wars
Knowing
All is fair in true love wars
Give me time to think it over
Give me room and space to breathe in
Let me while away the hours
To be sure to work it out
I guess I'm into feeling
Higher lately
Higher than I've ever been
This thing called love
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Truly, Madly, Deeply
From the I Love Saturday Ep single.
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However hard they try to hold you back
So you are stronger
And there's the slightest ray of hope
Or glimmer in your eyes
Take another lover
But I will get you in the end
There will be no other lover (take another lover)
I will say I love you (love me madly, truly, deeply)
I love you (take another lover)
(love me madly, truly, deeply)
Take another lover
But I will get you in the end
There will be no other lover (take another lover)
I will say I love you
Every night you need to satisfy
Your pangs of hunger
As if your name were written out
In lights across the sky
Take another lover
But I will get you in the end
There will be no other lover (take another lover)
I will say I love you (love me madly, truly, deeply)
I love you (take another lover)
(love me madly, truly, deeply)
Take another lover
But I will get you in the end
There will be no other lover (take another lover)
I will say
However hard they try to hold you back
So you are stronger
Take another, take another, take another,take another lover
Take another, take another, take another,take another lover
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Waiting for Sex
From the Am I Right? single.
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Ooh la lala
Ooh la lala
Ooh la lala
Ooh la lala
Whatever you say
Has no effect on my sense of well-being
I redress your savage words
That issue forth without meaning
If you're waiting for sex
Then stand in line, it's merely an extra
You invade my inner space
And I tear out your guts for garters
Your eloquence is nothing more than hearsay
Your intelligence leaves much to be desired
Ooh you leave me restless
You leave me starbound
Step into my world
And I will give you a garland of roses
We'll taste the heavy scent
And drift around for endless moments
But don't bother to come
If your heart is so full of poison
That one drop of golden sun
Will melt you down into the West Witch
Your eloquence is nothing more than hearsay
Your intelligence leaves much to be desired
Ooh you leave me restless
You leave me starbound
It's elementary my dear Watson, free me
Or the Baskervilles will hunt you down tonight
You're not the world's most handsome man, believe me
A thousand others like you standing by
Ooh you leave me restless
You leave me starbound
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When I Needed You
From the Ship of Fools single
and some Innocents albums versions.
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I'd like to be a child again
So many things to do
Playground noise and color toys (color toys)
And everything brand new
I'd like to be a pirate ship
In search of hidden gold
On ocean waves I'd swim away (swim away)
And sail around the world
Where (where) where were you
When I needed you most?
When I needed a friend?
Where (where) where were you
When I needed you most?
When I needed a friend?
I'd like to be a soldier
A general I would be
In battle and in glory
With ten thousand men to lead
I could be most anything (anything)
There is so much to see
I'd live a different story
If you were next to me
Where (where) where were you
When I needed you most?
When I needed a friend?
Where (where) where were you
When I needed you most?
When I needed a friend?
Where (where) where were you
When I needed you most?
When I needed a friend?
Where (where) where were you
When I needed you most?
When I needed a friend?
I could be most anything (anything)
There is so much to see
I'd live a different story
If you were next to me
Where (where) where were you
When I needed you most?
When I needed a friend?
Where (where) where were you
When I needed you most?
When I needed a friend?